In a matter of hours, about 10 calls flooded the Appleton Police Department Wednesday about a suspicious bird.

"Essentially just reports that the turkey was doing turkey-like activities. Roosting in trees, walking around in a yard," said Sgt. Dave Lund, Appleton Police Department.

Lund says the turkey was seen downtown near Memorial Drive and 6th Street. Melanie Worden lives a block away.

"There, there he is. I don't know if you can see him," said Melanie Worden, Appleton.

Worden's husband Mike recently took a picture of a turkey in their backyard.

"It's exciting. It's always exciting to see wildlife in the backyard," she said.

Just down the road in Grand Chute, Jessica Raddatz says she doesn't mind the big birds.

"There's probably a group of 10-15 that wander the neighborhood. I was standing in my kitchen, and saw a turkey right over here from my patio door. And he was all puffed up, took a picture of him," Raddatz said.

The Department of Natural Resources says the wild turkey nesting season is at its peak, and sightings are common, especially in the city.